Lubricating-oil dispenser and display device



A. A. DIX.

LUBRICATING OIL DISPENSER AND DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2. I92I.

1A1 2,78% 7 Patented Apr. III, 1922.

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A. A. DIX. LUBRICATING QIL DISPENSER AND DISPLAY DEVICE. I APPLICATION FILED AUG.Z. 192l- 1 4L12 78@ I Patented Apr. H, 1922.

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To (all whom it may through Figure 3 is a entree stares A'BOTEUE ANSELL DE,

or onattennune,

rarest "orator;

SDUTH GAMLHU'A.

aerated at l, ARTHUR A. D1X,- a citizen of the United States, residing at @rangeburg, in the county of @rangeburg andState of South Carolina, have invent certain new and useful Improvements in Lubricating-Oil Dispensers and Display Dev1ces,'of which-the following is a specification, reference being had therein companying drawing.

concern: Be it known th This invention relates to lubricating oil dispensers, and more particularly to a l eating oil dispenser and display device, having for its principal object the provisionot a simple and effective means for dispensing oil under pressure and for utilizing the source of pressure as a means for producing a pleasing display of the oils for sale.

Another ob ect of the invention is the provision of .a dispensing stand, having means for dispensing the oil and embodying visible oil containers showing the character an quality of the oil to be dispensed, and utilizing light they may be displayed at night.

Another and essential object of the tion is the provision of a dispensing device for lubricating oils, which utilizes a-source of pressure for dispensing the oils, uch pressure also being employed to assist in displaying, by bubbling up through. oil held in visible containers.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a combined dispensing a'nc display device, embodying visible oil containers with means for causing a sou'rce'o air pressure to bubble through the oil, and utilizing electric lights in such manner that various colors and remarkable color reflections are pro uced.

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pear as they which form a part of this appli-. cation, and in which-- v Figure dispensing and display device, with mechanism for feeding oil thereto illustrated diagrammatically.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken the dispensing stand.

detailed said section t ken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2' Figure taken on the 4: is a horizontal sectional view lines 4-4 or" Figure 2, and

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opening in said. stand through to the acinven- 1 upon which the oil-drip pans Further objects'of the invention will ap-- and specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings,

1 is an elevation of the combinedthrough the horizontal section,

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showing the ing faucets to the oil pans.

, Figure 5 is an elevation of thelower part of the dispensing stand, and showing the which access might be had to the couplings of the oil and air supply pipes.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, S generally represents the stand, which consists of a cy indrical body 1, mounte upon a base 2, suitably flared to provide the proper footing, and which, as usual indispensing devices of this type, is bolted to a concrete orother similar foundation. The body 1 is preferably cylindrical in outline and is 'provided, adjacent to the base, with a hand-hold opening, closed by plate t, so

that access ma ,be readily had to the couplings of the oil supply pipes to be hereinafter described.

Adjacent to. the upper portion of the base, longated longitudill provide an opening e nally or the casing and providedon opposite sides'thereof with outstanding and laterally turned ribs 6, upon which door 7.

its closing movement by stops 8 and maybe locked in such position by putting a pad look through the corresponding ears 9, formed on the door and the body as shown.

At or adjacent the bottom of the opening and preferably dividing the body into upper and'lower compartments, is a diaphragm 10,

may be supported. The upper portlon of late 15', has

aplurality o the lower en s glass oil containing tubes 1%.

tubes 14: is a p packin gaskets 17 therein to rest upon the 17,'compressed upon the ends of the name the plate 15, as shown;

' 1s seated a transparent hereinafter 7 describe which are received suitable packing gaskets 13, adapted, to receive d of the Mounted upon the top of the late 15, having depending vertical circular flanges 16, with top of t e tubes. 15, and the castg 11, are held together with gaskets13 and means of a plurality of bolts 18, passrng lateral flanges 19,

g The center portion of the projecting therefrom an annu in Wh1Ch transparent -Havin now desc 'bed generally the structure oi t e stand proper,

of the casting globe 21, forv a purpose to be elative position of the dispensso slides the closing This door is preferably limited in 1 the casing has I f secured there nan angular casting 11, with vertical circular flanges 12, in

tubes by I it shall proceed to control the flow of oil to the preferabl describe the method of dis ensin oils therefrom, and then describe't e met od of displaying the oils.

22 represents a suitable supply tank, connected to a compressor or other suitable source of pressure, through a pipe 23. This tank, as shown, isprovided with a pressure gauge 24 and with an outlet pipe 25, in which is located ,a controlling needle valve 26, a pressure regulator'27, a safety or pop valve 28, and asecond or low pressure gauge 29. The gauge 24 is adapted for high pressure indication and the regulator 27 is adapted to reduce the pressure from approximately 300 pounds to 20 pounds, or some fraction thereof, which will be indicated upon the gauge 29. The pressure tank can be located at any suitable point, and the outlet pipe 25, may be laid under the ground, as shown, to a point Where the supply tanks 29 and 30 are located.

I then conduct suitable branch pipes 31 and 32, from the pipe 25 to the tops of these tanks with suitable valve 33, therein, whereby the pressure may be cut off of any tank, as will be readily understood. 'Ihe tanks are supplied with suitable filler pipes 34, having air tight caps 35 secured thereto. They are also supplied with outlet pipes 36 and 37 leading to the bottom of the tanks'as shown. These outlet or feed pipes are conducted up to the base and through the body where they are connected by unions 38, to the dispensing pipes 39 and 40, which lead up through the body'and the diaphragm, and are threaded into the casting 11, at the pointwhere they communicate with the interior of the tubes 14." Each pipe is provided with a faucet 41, of the thumb-clip type, and also e valves 42, which are supplied to display tubes 14. the air supply pipe 25.is also with nee As shown,

- passed up through the base and connected by union 43, to a pipe 44, which is joined by a QT-coupling and suitable unions with the pipes. 39, above the needle valves 42! The pipe 44 is also supplied with a needle valve 45,. andeach of the branch pipes leading to the pipes 39 and 40 are provided with needle valves 45' and 46, by which air may be out ch from either .or both of the display tubes 14. As shown in Figure 2, the diaphragm is provided with suitable apertures, and extending below the diaphragm are webs which project diagonally in opposite directions, so as to form sumps 46' from which the oil dri pings may be removedby pet-cocks 47.

n the operation of the device, it will be readily seen that twenty pounds pressure is maintained on the tanks29 and 30 so long as the valves 3.3 remain open. The pressure on top of the oil in the tanks 29' and 30 forces the same up throughthe pipes 36 and 37 and 39 and 40, to thefaucsts 41, Where It eiaveo may be readily dispensed in the usual manner. By opening the valve 42, oil will flow through the extensions of the pipes 39 and 40,-into the transparent display tubes 14,

where it may be readily-inspected. By opening the valves 45' and 46, and properly adjustin the same, a uniform bubble may be cause to pass through the oil and out through a suitable vent 'in the plate 15, the valves42 being, of course, closed at this time.

In order that the oils may be displayed at night, and various color reflections shown .which are caused by the bubbles, there is globe, as for instance that shown in Figure 1. The reflection of the electric lights shining through the oil, and bubbles constantly passing through, provide a unique form of display and many remarkable color reflectlons are produced, which are not only attractive to the eye of the observer, but which serve to further display the character and quality of the oils to the customer and increase sales.

While I have shown two dispensing pipes and two display containers, so as to show that the device is adaptable for dispensing more than one grade of oil, I Wish it to be under stood that the same schematic arrangement may be carried out for a great number of grades of oil, such as for instance, very light, light, medium, medium heavy, heavy and extra heavy. In such case, of course, the display containers can be arranged in a circle around the electric'lights, which would be located centrally so as to throw their rays through all the containers.

What I claim is 1.. In a liquiddispensing device, a source of liquid supply, means for feeding the liquid to the point of dispensing, visible display containers holding a maintained quantity of'liquid therein, and means for utilizing the feeding means for producing constant agitation in the liquid contained in the visible containers.

2. In' a dispensing and display'device for liqu ds, a source of liquid supply, means for feed ng liquid from the source to the point of dlspensing, transparent liquid containers,

means for filling said containers from the means for feeding the supply to the point of dispensing, transparent liquid containers, means for controlling the flow of liquid to said containers and maintaining a quantity of liquid therein, means for'utilizlng the feeding means to maintain constant agitation of the liquid in the containers, and

means for producing color reflections from P for connecting the source of pressure to the.

visible containers for producing a uniform bubble therethrough. I

5. In a. combined dispensing and display device, a sourceof liquid supply, a source of fluid pressure supply connected thereto, display containers, means for conducting the liquid from the source of liquid supply to the point of dispensing and to the display containers, means for controlling the supply to the display containers and maintaining a quantity of liquid therein, and means for connecting the pressure supply to the display containers and for regulating the entrance of the pressure to the containers for producing a uniform bubble circulation through the containers.

6. In a combined dispensing and display device, a source of liquidsupply, a source of fluid pressure supply connected thereto, display containers, means for conducting the liquid from the source of liquid supply to the point of dispensing and to the display containers, means for controlling the supply to the display containers and maintaining a quantity of liquid therein, and means for connecting the pressure supply to the display containers and for regulating the entrance of the pressure to the containers for producing uniform bubble circulation through the containers, together with means for illuminating the containers. 4

7. In a combined dispensing and display device for l i uids, liquid supply tanks, a source of film pressure supply connected to said tanks. transparent display containers, means for conducting the liquid from the tanks under pressure to the point of dispensing, and to said containers, means for controlling the flow to the containers and maintaining. a quantity of liquid therein, means for connecting the fluid pressure suptrolling the fluid pressure supply to the containers, said containers being vented.

8. In a combined, dispensing and display device for liquids, liquid supply tanks, a

source of fluid pressure supply connected to said tanks, transparent display containers having a maintained quantity of liquid d therein, means for connecting the source of fluid pressure supply and the containers,

means for regulating the amount of fluid pressure supply to the containers for producing a uniform bubble circulation through the liquid therein, and means associated with the display containers and coacting with the bubbles from the liquid.

9. In a combined dispensing and display device for liquids, liquid supply tanks, a source of fluid pressure suppl connected to said tanks, transparent disp ay containers 8 having a maintained quantity of liquid therein, means for connecting the source of fluid pressure supply and the containers, means for regulating the amount of fluid pressure supply to the containers for pro- 85 ducing a uniform bubble circulation vthrough the liquid therein, and electric lights associated with the containers and arranged to co-act with the bubbles to produce multicolored reflections from the liquid. at

10. In a liquid dispensing and display device, a source of liquid supply, means for feeding the liquid from the su ply to the point of dispensing, a visible isplay containing means for maintainin quantity of liquid therein, an means for utilizing the feeding means for producing a uniform bubble circulation through the l1 uid in the container.

n testimony whereof I afix my signature we in the presence of two Witnesses.

y ARTHUR ANSELL DIX.

Witnesses:

J; STOKES Satirist, J. L. Brim.

ly to the containers, and Valves for con- '6 to produce inulti-colored reflections a constant .96 

